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Widows’ Rights International

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Widows' Rights International is a [Pagelink infos="Gender Equality in the Gender Equality in the United Kingdom|Gender Equality in the United Kingdom"] based, nonprofit, [Pagelink infos="Non Governmental Organization|non-governmental organisation"] founded in 1996. WRI mobilises action by campaigning with international organisations, national governments and legal and other civil society organisations.
<h2 id="w_activities">Activities</h2>
WRI offers resources for:
<ul>
	<li>capacity building and networking</li>
	<li>advice and information for national groups, through our website</li>
	<li>research into the status and condition of widows and their children</li>
	<li>legal action for widows’ rights</li>
	<li>assistance to raise international awareness of degrading practices</li>
	<li>advocating creation of international instruments protecting widows’ rights</li>
	<li>supporting regional meetings to promote social justice for widows</li>
</ul>
WRI offers financial assistance for:
<ul>
	<li>pioneering activities by & for widows which provide examples of best practice</li>
	<li>activities to establish legal precedents; heighten public awareness; repeal of laws inimical to widows</li>
	<li>action to influence international agencies to condemn practices which deny widows their rights</li>
	<li>action to train widows and legal personnel in rights awareness</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="w_sources">References</h2>
<ul>
	<li>http://www.widowsrights.org</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="w_see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Afghan widows|Afghan Widows"]</li>
</ul>

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